₦airaland Forum

Mynd44:
Errr....

Why is Buhari being mentioned here? I dont understand you people.

How come you did not ask what IBB who annulled an election (who our president went to go say hello to) did about it? Game of interest huh?

Keep playing and expect anyone tl take us serious

No one is blaming Buhari for the state of the Nigerian military industrial complex but he was a major (if I'm not mistaken), an influential rank then (during the civil war). Having witnessed the victory of Nigeria what did they do to consolidate the gains of indigenous armament technology whether from their compatriots or their foes. Nothing. So what do you expect today. Nothing. They didn't sow, they didn't sacrifice. They cannot reap today.

WhiteTechnology:
If Northern and Western elites who ruled Nigeria had involved our higher institutions in weapons development ( Design , Fabrication and Testing ) as DICON mass produces, we won't be receiving these insults.


Question guys like you should ask is

What effort did Buhari make in encouraging our higher institutions in weapons development when he was military head of state.

What effort did OBJ make in seeing that Nigeria through the help of her higher institutions developed weapons that are exportable.

Good question. What did the past military rulers do in developing the capacity of the armed forces - their primary constituency. Less than nothing. It is a 'bloody civilian' in Goodluck Jonathan who cannot differentiate between 5.56 and 7.62mm ammo that should do it quick, quick, now, now.

Nigeria is the only country I can think of right now that has gone through a civil war with absolutely nothing to show for it. No benefit at all. Other countries shaken by war have come out with just laws, stronger economies, united peoples, mighty militaries, industrial revolutions.

For our information Biafra had a burgeoning military industrial complex birthed on the altar of what Nigeria faces today: arms procurement challenges and blockades. Indigenous technologies were successfully developed and applied but after the war what happened. The vengeful Nigerian state destroyed everything: prototypes, blueprints and the brains behind them and sent us back to the military stone-age.

The US and the Soviet Union on the other hand poached the brains of many German/Nazi scientists in many fields not least in atomic warfare and in the space race.

We had the chance and we blew it. It will take another war, calamity of monumental proportions in Nigeria for us to reboot our memory, elevate our thinking and move forward. No Nigerian who fought against Biafra has a genuine reason to blame just one government for the opportunities wasted over the past 40 years. You made the system. Live with it.

Iamsynord:
Allahu arkbar there has been no such controversies with Our Islamic clerics..Islam !! the Religion of Peace..
SAI BUHARI ..Buhari till 2019..

So Buhari is an islamic cleric??. Pally, why make things more difficult than they already are.

Adiwana:
how many hit songs did he have?.i didnt say he is not rich or successful..i said he was a failure in 2014 in terms of his music

The chap is a Nigerian. He cannot understand success apart from money.

Donharrie:
Not releasing music often does not make you a failure

We need evergreen songs not weekly punchlines

I tell you. How can an artiste possibly create new music every month. Why won't quality and excellence suffer.

Ikengawo:
There are bans on the commercial use of motor cycles for transport of persons in various cities in Nigeria. There is no state where citizens are ban from owning and riding motorcycles. Yamaha also manufactures several motored products and car parts, so you will need to come above the level of thinking the only them someone can do with a motor cycle is okada

Yes, Yamaha manufactures things other than bikes but bikes is what they are known for. No.1 in the world if I'm not mistaken. And yes you can privately own and ride any kind of bike in most cities but knowing Nigeria law enforcement, believe me if it looks like an okada chances are that you will have a very bad day, simply not worth it.

Am sorry but I don't get it. Practically every major city in Nigeria has banned or severely restricted commercial two-wheelers. Where the heck are they gonna get those orders from....rural Nigeria...hmmm...

If the people can practice the first change of government since the advent of democracy - 16 years, then fine. If they can change an 8 year old government, better. If they cannot guarantee an incumbent more than one, 4 year term, then better still. If we had mid-term elections (wish we had) and a shake-up was possible, then fantastic. Finally if we could recall or impeach at will, then excellent.

We will then be able to say of a truth, we are in control of this democracy thing and in control of our destiny. Until then we are just slaves to the PDP and the APC.

dhidden:
...... because change is the only constant thing but you must seek change wisely, patiently and carefully and never desperately. Anything done in desperation will fail and set you back. There is a better change and a worse change.

You see. True democracy is never easy. It takes bad government to create one so one necessarily has to suffer first, have his trust broken, then make the bitter choice of seperation from one's former love and embrace one whom was once a stranger. To me that is progress. Because there is one cardinal truth about democracy, one unbreakable law: The elected can never be bigger than the electorate.

My views are all so, so different from most but in Abia I see a greater potential for development than in Lagos simply because they are closer to the flash point and once a people realise what they have is not good enough and they can effect change, then a giant leap in fortunes is at hand.

The people of Abia should not be bothered about who is in the other party or what their logo is but the great victory is in self determination, their ability to control government, something the so called sophisticated south-west doesn't have and will suffer for it down the line. Because there, the people (the electorate) have sold out their power of choice to the elected.

I absolutely agree. If the PDP feels the Orji legacy is the best they can offer then the APC should form the next government in Abia, period.

benromeo39:
This is so sad, for the ones blaming the IG, he isn't omnipresent.

The only thing we can do is pray that these poor souls rest in Perfect peace.

This is another reason why we must always thank God for each day we live, if air and life was bought, we wouldn't last a week.

Thank you father for keep my life and that of my family.

I just donot understand how one could be so lousy in thought. The I.G. was speaking with respect to the police side of things. If I took a matchete and attacked a group of people down my street, how is the I.G. or police supposed to read my mind, trace my actions and prevent this.

People think they can just crap up anywhere, anyhow and expect government to clean their sorry a.r.se.s. The citizens get the kind of society they create.

The Academia in Nigeria is ruled by one law and one law only: Crabs in a barrel.

tenry:
One of my friends recently told me how his pastor was making reference to his challenges in the course of preaching to the congregation. According to him, he had been passing through some difflcult time and only went to his pastor for prayer and counselling, he was not expecting his pastor to cite his case as an example while preaching. Although he said the man of God didn't mention his name, the description and details released while preaching made him uncomfortable. I have also listened to pastors telling the congregation what church members have told them during counselling hour. How appropriate is this? Does it not meant to kept secret? Does a pastor has any right to share church members' secret without taking permission from them?

Get closer to God. He will never disclose your secrets but if you are too lazy to seek God and rely on a medium, sorry, there is a price to be paid. Don't blame the pastor. Even Jesus used the experiences of real people to preach, teach and edify.

LRNZH:
So if your children's or siblings' history teacher where to teach them this poo you just wrote. You will gladly accept it abi?

SMH.

I thought you were talking trains but alas its political mudslinging. Anyone who jumps from page 1 to this will be bitterly disappointed. That's why the initial post is short on facts. So sorry.

Greed and stupidity is a deadly cocktail. Very potent in dislodging governments as witnessed in Tahir Square, Egypt. But when used against ones self....

zabilon:
These Boko boys no Dey finish?

No they won't finish. Are you tired of church. This is their church. Their sacred service. They are not interested in your good roads, your 24hrs electricity, your anti-corruption, your elections or whatever so don't think you can bribe them politically.

kennygee:
As it should be, it is no longer a Nigerian battle but a continental one.

It is an ideologic one so it has no borders. The militants view themselves as evangelists not an army. How do you defeat that militarily.

deejayterabyte:
Na wa o, these boko haram no dey finish? Are they dat much

They are more than much. That is what is called an ideological insurrection. It is limited only by the strength of the ideology. No army in the world can defeat an ideology fuelled by religion. This is what block heads should be thinking instead of playing political piggery.

Systeme101:
imagine 54 soldiers have been sentence a death cos of a singular misconduct! D question is how many corrupt polticians have we sentenced 2 imprisonment tokless of death... despite their despicable attrocities? Nig is going dwn. Am sure if their relatives were involved, there would hav been a twist.

That is why those who cannot put away their corrupt should shut up when others do so. But instead they want to politicize and corrupt the armed forces. Ultimate punishment is strange to them. They all shout corruption is a problem then follow GEJ, GMB and their corrupt associates.

Soldiers on trial are not starved. Even in the heydays of violent coups against the state so why now. The same forces of corruption and disorder are hell bent on undermining the institution of the armed forces with tales like these. They will not succeed because that is all we've got.

nex:
Fellow Nairalanders, please share your opinions on the topic O! Not whether I truly am a Nairalander or not. It's not even possible for me to share this here if I were not. Anyhow, do you think using Social Media to campaign for political office in Nigeria will hae any influence on the February 14th elections?

Very little. Social media in politics is over-rated. Politics in Nigeria is all about personal interests making the players unlikely to project participants, strategies and competencies to the public. The often want to shock and awe and often do so.

nex:
Fellow Nairalanders, please share your opinions on the topic O! Not whether I truly am a Nairalander or not. It's not even possible for me to share this here if I were not. Anyhow, do you think using Social Media to campaign for political office in Nigeria will hae any influence on the February 14th elections?

Very little. Social media in politics is over-rated.

No one but the enemies of Nigeria doubts that.

PassingShot:
Guess you haven't read the letter to the president. There surely lies the facts!

I read the letter of course and know it was crafted by a civilian. Military men donot write like that. They are forthright and to the point. A commanding officer laying a complaint will detail how the shortages or inadequacies affect his command and control. The first thing he will like to detail is the casualty figures out of this. That wad the case in the first few weeks of the Liberian conflict. We lost many men as a result of inadequate armoured cover for our infantry units. This was shortly addressed and the situation reversed. What is so clandestine about inadequacies today that leaves gaps for all manner of rubbish speculations. Generals emvezzling money meant to buy weapons. What kind if childish talk is that. Do generals go to wuse market to buy weapons.

neocortex:
Please kindly list the best and right weapons that Nigerian Army needs but they don't have .

I don't understand that rubbish. People just wake up and talk rubbish just to be heard and score cheap political points. Since the beginning of these stories no one, not even the so called 'serving officers' ha ve been able to 'detail' what they lack. How can a person ascertain what is being stolen when he doesn't know what is needed oir what is available.

'Oh the generals must have stolen the money meant to purchase 150mm artillery shells.' Which general is given money to buy 150mm artillery shells. 'Oh the generals have stolen the money meant to purchase F22 Raptors'. Can the airforce even afford these aircraft. 'Oh the generals have stolen money meant to purchase patrol boats'. Of what use are these in the theatre of Bama.

What makes the rounds here are beer parlour 'facts' whose 'Orijin' and 'Catfish sauce' are sweet to the taste but contain less that little benefit. So much so that the average rookie infantry man fresh out of combat school feels there is some truth in this and so rebels against authority. Those who have served in the armed forces over the decades in various theatres know that yes, the armed forces are not immune from the general deterioration in standards across the board in Nigeria but to say that the results so far are due to inadequate equipment alone is just nonsense.

For your information Charles Taylor had much more equipment than what Boko Haram will ever dream of. He could afford the best Russian and Ukrainian equipment money could buy. He was the sole signatory to the Liberian Central Bank and he had airports and seaports to import whatever weapons he could find guarded by their airforce and ragtag navy. It didn't stop our troops landing, engaging and finally subduing his armed forces after initial setbacks.

The difference then was an opponent ready to fight and a Nigerian armed foirce ready to win and a populace offering full support and making huge sacrifices (that campaign burned our economy). Today, instead of unity we have deep divisions through the fabric of society. Today we have our nationals hell bent on tearing the armed forces apart. Today we have nationals openly supporting mutiny as if they have what it takes to withstand these militants if they break through the armed forces.

Do we wait for an 'Chinese' economy before we build our roads. Do we wait for a 'Norweigan' society before we can contain crime. Do we wait for 'German' efficiency before we can win the world cup. Then why wait and demand for an 'American' equiped armed force to defeat our disgruntled fellow citizens who turn against us.

ObiOkpor:
No be me una go fool again..
Our troops are ill-equiped..shikina!
Thank God my bros was just redeployed past monday..

And I hope he provides you exact information on what arm he serves, what unit he serves, his deployment, his tasking and the equipment he is provided with and be kind to lay it out here for your fellow forumites to decide whether the troops are ill-equiped or not.

This nonsense has gone on for far too long.

PassingShot:
What else do you expect?

The question we should be asking is: Are the allegations contained in the letter true or not? I don't have any doubt as to the correctness of those allegations. For all we care, the letter may have been written by someone else who has knowledge of the happenings there other than the Commanding Officer or by the Officer who is now forced to deny it in order to save face for the military and Jonathan. Those allegations are very detailed that what can be made up.

There is corruption in every segment of Nigeria and than is mainly responsible for our inability to defeat Boko Haram. With many of the military top brass carrying heavy belly around, how can they be effective and efficient?

Corruption is mainly responsible for our inability to defeat Boko Haram. Can you detail and substantiate. Give meat to this recurring theme. Do you have facts.

Nukilia:
God has decided to raise a different person this time around to salvage this nation

God is not in the business of saving nations as per geographical entities. God doesn't 'know' Nigeria, Iraq, Mozambique, etc. He saves 'souls', people then tells them what to do to maintain gardens and warns them to prevent garbage dumps. The use of the word 'nations' as contained in the old testament oft refered to the Jews and not territorial Israel whose boundaries remain fluid to this day and whose nationals include those even seeking to destroy it.

Why will God just wake up one day and decide to save Nigeria full of all sorts of people who even slaughter his sheep and desicrate his temples. If Nigeria has enough righteous people it will slowly become a fruitful field. It has always been a game of numbers. Remember the city of Sodom. Instead of evangelism Abraham was busy tempting God with numbers. In the end God saved the righteous and destroyed the city anyway. God is not interested in your politics. People should stop dragging Him in.

Said it years ago. No one will come out of this in white robes. That is not what we find. We look for competition, battles....so....may the flying daggers continue. Loving every minute of it.

Hmm...convocation of pimps, pickpockets and prostitutes....

pyyxxaro:
HML bruv

We attended thesame primary... He was born 29/02/1980

Ouch!!!!......Ouch!!!!......but why is every news international 23 years old. Can't they be creative with their fabs.

Comedy Central.

phemmie06:
Anyone that love this men should tell them that their waiting period has no end. If Lagosians are tired of APC, PDP is not the alternative.

Then re-elect the APC. I think the 2-party system has come to stay and it is appropriate.